| Once a student misbehaves, the teacher is the one | | | | mood searching for ways and means; giving them a |
| to blame. And who else? Is there other reason why | | | | chance to reclaim their own dignity as promising |
| a nasty student is acting that way towards his | | | | individuals--not hopeless fellows? |
| teacher? Is the teacher not the one giving his | | | | Teacher's job is to ensure that every student is |
| student a wrong impression that he is only after | | | | properly guided in all aspects. Say, his emotional state |
| teaching the subject matter he is assigned to, and | | | | should be ensured by giving him a chance of growing |
| disregarding the manners or conducts that they | | | | in a safe, caring environment. Through this security |
| should observe in and out of the classroom? | | | | he would learn the essence of growing in a mature |
| Such questions would send shivers of indignation to | | | | way instead of staying in a childish ways just to get |
| our teachers out there, but take a closer look at it. | | | | attention and all. |
| How many students are now tagged or labeled | | | | Sometimes,even though they are already adult, |
| as"problem" or "hopeless" or what by cruel teachers | | | | students have not yet acquired the needed skills, |
| who are just good in labeling students. | | | | values and the like tantamount to their age and |
| See you do not like to be tagged as cruel, right? | | | | expectations. |
| Same thing with your students-- they won't even | | | | Sad to say-- that until now, even some teachers are |
| accept that. Instead of making ways finding the right | | | | not aware of their important task of ensuring good |
| ways of handling the problem, some teachers tend | | | | teaching for their students to live a life to the fullest. |
| to make it worse. How? One, is the bad attitude of | | | | That is why someone has to remind them of their |
| teachers towards so-called problem students. | | | | duty, say the principals or supervisors, etc. |
| Yes, it is so easy to judge them as this and that. | | | | Stop being the suspect of your misbehaving |
| Then... what? Do you still have a time thinking what is | | | | students; be the source of inspiration of proper |
| best for them given the fact that they were | | | | behaviors for them to emulate. |
| problem students? Are you in the high- and- low | | | | |